Glaciation 1.2.3 - Warm-Based Glaciers
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- Created on: 30-09-18 15:55
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- Warm-Based Glaciers
- Mainly temperate
- Water present throughout and under the ice acts as lubricant
- Greater rates of movement and erosion
- Water can exist even below freezing due to warmth from high pressures due to the weight of overlying ice and from friction at the sides and base
- Found in mountains at lower latitudes but higher altitudes
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